Curry-comb



(No Model.)

H- W. LAWRENCE.

GURRY 00MB. No 390,484,`

Patented Oct. 2, 1888.

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HERBERT XV. LAWRENCE, OF MONTEVIDEO, MINNESOTA.

(HURRY-COME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 390,4l8e, dated October 2, 1888.

(No model.)

T all whom, it may concern-f Be it known that I, HERBERT XV. LAW- RENCE, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Montevideo, in the county of Chippewa and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curry-Combs, of which the following is a speciiication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l represents a perspective view of my improved curry-comb complete; Fig. 2, a transverse vertical sectional view of the same,- and Fig. 3 a detached sectional view of the comb proper. Y

The invention is designed to produce an improved curry-comb of simple construction, whereby the hair and dirt that collect in the teeth of the comb may be readily detached by a simple handspressure upon the handle by the groom, the projecting portions of the teeth being by this operation drawn up ont of the way,

permitting the comb to be used as a scrubber,77 as will be more fully hereinafter set forth. These objects I attain by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- The letter A designates the back or frame of the comb proper, provided with the transverse toothed or serrated blades B upon its under side (these blades being secured thereto or cast integral therewith) and upon its upper side with the arched handle O, this handle being provided at its ends with the laterally-project ing pins a and the projection b on its top.

The letter D designates a plate somewhat larger than the comb-frameV A, and provided with transverse parallel slots for the passage ofthe blades B, this frame being held up normally against the under side ot' the said frame A by means of amat-spring, E, secured to the under side ofan arched handle, F, and bearing against the projection l) and handle C. This arched handle F is larger than the handle C, fitting over it, as shown in Fig. l, and is secured to or made integral wit-h the plate D and provided at its ends with slots a', in which work the guidingpins a.

Secured to er formed integral with the plate D are the inclined cleaning langcs or Scrapers c c', which depend from the under side of the said plate and rest against opposite sides of the blades B, near their serrated or toothed edges, these flanges being braced at their ends by a ilange, d.

When pressure is exerted on the two handles by the hand of the operator, the toothed blades will be drawn up between the Scrapers or lianges c c', the parts being guided in their vertical movements by means ot' the lateral pins c c.. When the blades are drawn up out of the way in this manner, the flanges ce', impinging against the sides ot the blades, will scrape oft" or dislodge all the dirt and hair that may be clinging to the teeth of same. By holding the blades up out ofthe way it will be observed that the Scrapers c c may be employed as scrubbers or rubbers It will also be observed that the scrapers c c', bearing against opposite sides of the blades,willgreatly brace the same while they are being used.

It is evident that I may interpose a coil- Spring between the two arched handles, inlieu Aof the leaf-spring shown, without departing Itis also obvious that from my invention. the pins a c may be formed on the arched handle F and work in slots formed in 'the handle C instead of the manner shown.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, with the comb-frame provided with toothed blades on its under side and an arched handle, O, on its upper side, of

a scraper-plate, D, provided with depending Scrapers adapted to bear against opposite sides of the said toothed blades and an arched handle, F, larger than and fitted over the said handle C, and a spring interposed between the two handles, substantially as herein set forth.

2. The combination,with a combframe provided on its lower side with serrated toothblades and on its upper side with a handle, of aspri rig-actuated slotted soraperAplate, D, provided with a handle and held normally up against the bottom of the comb-frame, the said tooth-blades projecting through thcslotsin the scraper-plates, and oppositely-inclilned scrapers c c upon the scraper-plate and :adapted to bear upon opposite sides of the tooth-blades, whereby the tooth-blades may be withdrawn and the Scrapers employed as scrubbers, substantially as herein set forth.

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3. The combination, with the comb-frame provided with an arched handle, C, and toothed blades B, the said handle being` provided with pins (La, of a slotted Semper-plate, D, adapted 5 to bear up against the under side of bhe said comb-frame, this scraper-plate being provided with dependingsernpers c c', en al'ehod handle, Eattached to the said scraper-plate and adapted to emhmee or b over the said handle G,

HERBERT XV. LAWRENCE.

VitnesSes:

C. A. FosNEs, LYNDoN A. SMITH. 

